Lauren had just received her second DUI. She was going to represent herself in court, but her father, Sam, told her that this would be a huge mistake. When Lauren heard this, she asked Sam why she should even consider hiring a DWI lawyer.

Although Sam wasn’t a lawyer, he told his daughter that he learned the hard way when as a young man he received a “drunk driving” arrest, represented himself in court, paid thirty-five hundred dollars in penalties and fines, and served 90 days in the city jail. As he mentioned to his daughter, after he got out of jail, he found out from an attorney friend that had he hired a DUI attorney to represent him in court, he probably would have had his fines and penalties considerably reduced and he may have never served any time in the local city jail.

What a ”Drunk Driving” Lawyer Can Do in a Drunk Driving Arrest.

When Lauren heard this she knew she needed more DUI facts so she asked her dad for more information about what a DUI lawyer can do in a DUI arrest. Her dad then articulated the following: “If you have been charged with DUI, it is advisable for you to get advice from a DUI lawyer in your local area right away. By doing this, you will know what to expect when you appear in court. From a general standpoint, criminal DUI cases tend to move fairly rapidly through the court system and unfamiliarity with procedural requirements and the various deadlines could harm your case. With this in mind, it certainly makes a lot of sense to hire a DUI attorney for your ‘driving under the influence’ or ‘drunk driving’ case.”

When Lauren listend to her dad explain this, it was as if her eyes were opened for the first time about the critical nature of hiring a ”driving under the influence” attorney. Stated another way, Lauren realized that she needed a DUI lawyer.

The Facts About Taking Field Sobriety Tests

She then told her dad that she had heard a lot about field sobriety tests. As a result, she asked her father what a field sobriety test was.

Her father responded with the following: “Lauren, field sobriety tests are administered by the police in order to find out if a person has been operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or both. Field sobriety tests are often based on coordination and agility. The ‘rationale’ underlying these tests is that if a person is impaired from drugs, alcohol, or from both, his or her coordination and agility will be negatively affected and the person’s ‘performance’ on these tests will suffer.”

Lauren’s father then wanted to highlight the following: “Lauren, unlike a chemical test such as a breathalyzer test, a blood alcohol test, or a saliva test, where refusal to take such a test can have far-reaching and negative consequences, an individual is not legally required to take any field sobriety tests. The bottom line reality is that police officers have typically made up their minds to arrest the individual when they administer one of more of the field sobriety tests. In a word, field sobriety tests provide additional evidence that the driver inevitably ‘fails.’ As a result, and in most instances, a polite refusal to take any field sobriety test may be appropriate”

Near the end of their conversation, Lauren said that she was starting to comprehend more about DUI laws and what DUI lawyers can do for an individual who has received a ”driving under the influence” arrest, but he was still wondering why he was stopped by the police in the first place. In her own words Lauren asked her father the following question: “Dad, why was I stopped by the police? Explicitly what were they looking for”?

Her dad answered Lauren in the following manner: “Lauren, there are many different reasons why you could have been ‘pulled over’ by the police. Some illustrations include the following: weaving in and out of traffic, missing a front license plate, tinted windows, speeding, involvement in a traffic accident, driving erratically, and expired registration tags. What is more, an anonymous individual may have reported you to the police after seeing you leaving a restaurant, a sporting event, a party, or a bar ‘under the influence’ and getting behind the wheel of your vehicle. In short, there are many possible reasons why you were ‘pulled over’ by the police.”

After getting “educated” about “driving under the influence” arrests, the role of ”driving under the influence” attorneys, and the fact that she didn’t have to agree to take any field sobriety tests at the time of her arrest, Lauren decided that she would without question hire a ”drunk driving” lawyer to represent her in court.

Lauren Becomes Encouraged That She Will Always Drink Responsibly and Never Face Another DWI Arrest

Something else, however, happened after she had talked to her father. Lauren at last started to understand the critical nature of “drunk driving” arrests and as a result, she made up her mind that from this moment forward, she would always drink responsibly so that she would never again have to suffer through another “driving under the influence” arrest.

Her father smiled at Lauren and told her the following, “daughter, it took me until I was forty-five years old to realize what you just told me. I am really proud of you.

This did wonders for her self worth and so Lauren thanked her dad and then said, “if I can always drink in moderation, I will never need to hire a DUI attorney again!”

Does Lauren Need Alcohol Rehabilitation For Her Alcoholism or For Her Alcohol Abuse?

There was, however, one thing that neither Lauren nor her dad thought about, namely, if Lauren needs alcohol rehab for her alcohol abuse or for her alcoholism. In fact, Lauren may be mandated by the court to get rehabilitation for her hazardous drinking.